Meet The ECS Botanics
Team

Arthur is a full member of the CPA with over 20 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, corporate governance, and risk management, Arthur have worked extensively within the manufacturing, fabrication, engineering services, mining services, agriculture & dairy, import and export industries.

Arthur joined ECS in May 2021 and has played a pivotal role is setting up the back-office systems to support ECS’s rapid growth.

With more than 25 years of operational leadership experience in the Australian agricultural and horticultural sectors, Nicholas has a proven track record in scaling operations and driving commercial improvements across multi-million-dollar, B2B and B2C companies.

Nicholas brings extensive experience in agricultural compliance and auditing quality systems, including Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), the Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme (HARPS) and the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI). Additionally, he has an extensive understanding of end-to-end supply chain management, with a strong focus on FMCG and export systems.

Aiden is product focused operations leader, with over 5 years of Australian medical cannabis industry experience with a background in agricultural science and business management. Having worked extensively with many key stakeholders across the industry, Aiden brings to the table an intricate understanding of the full cannabis product life cycle, from seed to patient.

Letitia obtained her Masters degree in Medical Physiology before starting her career as a Quality Assurance Manager in Pharmaceutical non-sterile API Manufacturing.

Having spent the last 4 years in Quality roles in the Cannabis industry Letitia is well versed in euGMP as well as the broader aspects of driving quality in Cannabis production.

Matt is a Mechanical Engineer who has an expertise in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. He oversees ECS facility maintenance, leading a team of builders, irrigation technicians, engineers and farm-site staff to deliver operational excellence across a dynamic and ever-changing workplace. ECS continues to develop a growing number of poly-tunnels requiring maintenance, and has a state of the art GMP certified production building, complete with a full suite of HVAC systems.

Matt continues to lead the charge to manage complex mechanical systems that continue to scale-up in complexity and size, meeting ambitious growth and technological innovation.

Maria qualified as a Construction Management Engineer with a distinguished background in the construction sector, spanning national and international projects.

As the Post Harvest Manager at ECS Botanics, Maria leverages her construction management expertise to enhance and optimize production processes, playing a crucial role in the company’s mission to lead in sustainability and GMP pharmaceutical quality within the cannabis sector.

David has over 16 years experience as an organic cannabis cultivator managing all levels of large scale projects. He spent most of his career  in Humboldt County, California, a region renowned for its cannabis production.

David developed an industry leading expertise in organic greenhouse cultivation where he consistently produced a wholesaled product that has sold for 25% over average market value in a highly competitive marketplace.

David’s knowledge and experience has underpinned ECS’ production of high quality organic medicinal cannabis dried flowers.

Grew up on the Gold Coast and moved to Oregon, USA for sixteen years (2006-2022) where he received a bachelor degree from University of Oregon. In 2015, Keith was the first employee at a now award-winning indoor cannabis cultivation company in Portland.

Keith brings experience, leadership, and initiative to the rapidly expanding ECS enterprise. His knowledge has been garnered from highly respected industry cultivators and he has been instrumental in stabilizing our propagation department. His focus has dovetailed to include breeding and genetic discovery (pheno hunting) which we have embraced as a path to consistent results with cannabis plants expressing distinguished and desirable characteristics.

Jesus qualified as an Agriculture Engineer and has over a decade of experience in Medicinal Cannabis, committed to delivering excellence in genetic development, cultivation, and manufacturing. He has a proven track record of managing complex projects and teams, navigating the constantly evolving industry landscape.

Skilled in developing customized cultivars to meet stringent regulatory demands and implementing innovative business solutions across cultivation, sales, and manufacturing domains.

Brendan holds a Bachelor of Science – Nursing (hons) degree and Masters in Health Economics. He started work as a critical care nurse at a major Sydney hospital and then moved into a teaching role with 4 NSW based universities. Brendan has over 20 years of experience in global pharmaceutical organisations. He held various medical, sales, key account and management positions in companies such as BMS, Novartis and Mundipharma.

Brendan has now worked in the medicinal cannabis space for 6 years. He started his medicinal cannabis journey in a clinical and business development role with a large, Canadian based LP. He then moved into a national business and management role with a top 5 Australian LP. Brendan started with ECS in March, 2024 and heads up the commercial operations in the B2B area and has launched the B2C strategy. He is passionate about achieving great commercial outcomes that drive the wellbeing of patients and their prescribers.